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Leçon de courage — à la frontière de la littérature et de la philosophie

Paula Marsó
Université Eötvös Loránd

Pubblicato 01-06-2010

Parole chiave

  • Rousseau,
  • fiction,
  • self-knowledge,
  • philosophy,
  • literature

Come citare

Marsó, P. (2010). Leçon de courage — à la frontière de la littérature et de la philosophie. Verbum – Analecta Neolatina, 12(1), 185–195. https://doi.org/10.1556/Verb.12.2010.1.12

Abstract

From the beginning of his career in The First Discourse to the end in Reveries of the Solitary Walker, Rousseau makes it clear that the problem of self-knowledge is a central theme in his writings. How is self-knowledge possible? Can it be a valid subject of enquiry for philosophy or literature? How can autobiography be an authentic instrument between philosophy and fiction?